What color is #BE929E?

#BE929E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE929E?

The RGB value is 190, 146, 158: 190 red, 146 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE929E?

The complementary color is #92BEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE929E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE929E color

#BE929E rgb(190, 146, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BE929E is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 57.3% green and 62% blue (190, 146, 158).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#BE929E color codes

HEX	`#BE929E`
RGB	`rgb(190, 146, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 57.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, 18.43, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 18.43, 0.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.686, 33.975, 36.914)`
Decimal	`12489374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE929E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BE929E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BE929E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BE929E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be929e; }
.text { color: #be929e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be929e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 146 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be929e, #be9c92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BE929E?: #BE929E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE929E?: The RGB value is 190, 146, 158: 190 red, 146 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE929E?: The complementary color is #92BEB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE929E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.